不够
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
不够 (bùgòu) · not enough
不够 (bùgòu) means “not enough”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 够 (enough). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 不够 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
够 gòu · enough
What 够 is made of
- 句jù — sentence
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 多duō — many
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丶 — dot
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丶 — dot
- 夕xī — evening
Origin hint: 多 gives the meaning, 句 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我的钱不够。Wǒ de qián bùgòu.I don't have enough money.
时间不够了吗？Shíjiān bùgòu le ma?Is there not enough time left?
Questions about 不够
What does 不够 mean?
不够 (bùgòu) means “not enough”.
How do you pronounce 不够?
不够 is pronounced bùgòu.
Which HSK level is 不够?
不够 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不过bùguòbut
- 不太bùtàinot very
Learn 不够 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.